Silver Stick tournament returns for 43rd year

Peter Michelutti and Chantal Levesque, Silver Stick tournament co-chairs, are anxiously awaiting the puck drop on the 43rd annual tournament, which kicks off Dec. 6 in arenas across the city. Photo by Laurel Myers.

Starting Dec. 6, 79 teams from across the province, ranging from novice to minor-midget age groups, will inhabit around around the city, including Countryside, Carmichael, Cambrian, McClelland and Walden.

For the first time this year, the tournament committee is introducing a minor-midget division.

"We've always hosted novice A to midget AA," said tournament co-chair Chantal Levesque. "The one division we never hosted was minor-midget A and AA... It's very new and exciting for us. We're actually going to host a few teams from areas we've never had before."

The tournament is set to wrap up Dec. 9 with finals taking place Sunday afternoon at McClelland, Countryside and Carmichael Arenas.

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